Eligibility to purchase tickets is determined via the Graduate and Professional Student Council Basketball Ticket Campout.Only full-time Duke University graduate and professional students who have paid student activity fees as of  September 3, 2012 by 5pm EST are eligible to participate in Campout and the ticket card lottery. Campout for the 2012-2013 Duke Men's Basketball season will be held starting at 7:00 pm on Friday, September 7, 2012 and run through Sunday, September 9, 2012 at approximately 7 am.

The rules are simple: make it through the weekend without missing two attendance checks and your name is entered in a lottery. Lottery winners are then drawn and each of these lucky individuals is eligible to buy one of the 725 graduate and professional season tickets. But Campout isn’t just about basketball tickets. With around 2000 students representing nearly every program and department at the University in attendance, this is also the premier graduate and professional student social event of the year. Campout is an excellent opportunity to bond with your students in your own program and make friends in other programs.

Campout will be held in the Blue Zone parking lots and adjacent field on Wannamaker Dr. near Duke University Rd. There is space at this location for students to set up tents or park trucks and RVs for the weekend. Students commonly form Campout groups to share the planning, lodging, expenses, and the tickets won by group members. Campers will have the opportunity to compete in the yearly basketball shootout, view classic Duke basketball games, and enjoy karaoke and a DJ. In addition, the GPSC Basketball Committee will coordinate numerous community service opportunities that campers may take part in on the morning of Saturday, September 8th.

In order to participate in Campout, you must register between 9 am on Friday, August 24, 2012, and 5 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012. To register, click on the Registration link to the left.

If you have a conflict with Campout, you may still qualify for the ticket lottery by applying for and receiving an Exemption. All those wishing to apply for an Exemption from any portion of the campout period must complete an Exemption request form and return it to the Committee no later than 5 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012, AND complete the online registration process as described above. The Basketball Committee will notify students prior to campout as to whether their Exemption request was granted. Please see the Exemptions link to the left for details.

Please read the 2012 Campout Policy and 2012 Basketball Season Ticket Policy, located on our website for the requirements, rules, and regulations regarding Campout and season tickets.

Town hall meetings will be held across campus during the beginning of the fall semester to answer any general Campout questions. Times and locations for these meetings will be posted on the main page.

Want to get involved? Each year, Campout requires a great deal of planning. Any interested graduate or professional student is welcome and encouraged to join the Basketball Committee! The Committee is a large and active group, and a great way for you to get involved in the Duke community. Much of the planning is already underway, so sign up today! Details can be found on our website.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the 2012-2013 GPSC Basketball Committee Co-Chairs, Patrick Killela and Alexandria Marchi at bball.cmte@gmail.com.

The complete policy can be downloaded as a pdf from this page. Please click on the link below for the most recent version.